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		vel0city on Sept 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Winamp Legacy player source code You don't need to fork a repo to create a branch.

hunter2_ on Sept 24, 2024 [–]

If the permissions on the repo (in GitHub, not git) are such that you lack permission to create branches, then you must first clone (local git terminology) / fork (hosted on GitHub terminology) the repo so that all the permissions are yours.

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